Division I · Big South Conference
Radford University Men's Cross Country
Radford, VA · the Highlanders · Radford University overview
12
Roster
room for 5 under the cap of 17
$164k
Team budget
90th percentile in Division I
$13,678
Per roster spot
median $13,101
2
Coaches
1 head · 1 assistant
946
APR
93% of players retained
91%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity
Radford University fields a men's cross country team in the Big South Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 12 players, below the median of 14, with 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Team expenses were $164,136, about the median of $166k — $13,678 per roster spot, top 10% of Division I men's cross country programs. That leaves room for 5 under the Division I roster cap of 17 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 946, about the median of 990, with 93% of players retained year to year. The school gave $1,183,233 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $9,860 per roster spot.
Among Division I men's cross country programs
Where this program sits against its 314 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
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Team budgets across the division
this programevery Division I men's cross country program
Roster sizes (cap 17)
this programevery Division I roster
The program
- Roster12 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap17 room for 5
- Coaching staff1 head, 1 assistant
- Team expenses$164,136 for the year
- Operating expenses$22,409 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$13,678 division median $13,101
- Academic Progress Rate946 multi-year; 957 latest
- Players retained93% year to year
- Eligible96% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$1,183,233 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$9,860 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$120,957 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Paul Zalewski head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
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Recruiting timing
- Coaches may first contact youJune 15 after sophomore year
- Your own emailsAny time the rule limits what coaches send back
- High-school cross country players241,565 2024-25
- Division I roster spots854 314 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 280 0.35% of high-school players hold a Division I roster spot
General NCAA rule for Division I; the men's cross country recruiting guide has the date for each grad year, the eligibility checklist and what to put in a first email.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →5,704undergraduates · 7,531 students in all
Women 68% Men 32%
- Setting
- Town
- Type
- Public · Doctoral/professional university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →91%admitted · of 11,072 applicants
SAT middle 50%950 – 1170
ACT middle 50%19 – 26
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 50%
Men's Cross Country
Full picture →12on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 1712
room for 5
Academic Progress Rate946
93% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $164,136 $13,678 per roster spot · top 10% of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 1 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $1,183,233
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $120,957
Cost
Full picture →$18,282net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $12,286 in-state · $25,185 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.9violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 5 burglaries · 16 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →32%of bachelor's degrees in health professions & nursing · 20 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Radford University
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
Men's Cross Country program12 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions91% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$18,282 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsHealth professions & nursing · 32%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusTown · 5,704Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.9 violent / 1,000Three years of reported offences against the divisionAthleticsEvery teamThe whole department: every team, staff and aid
Men's Cross Country programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 9 | — | — | 993 | 57% | |
| Roanoke College Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 29 | 18 | $56k | — | 80% | |
| Concord University Division II · Mountain East Conference | 32 | — | — | — | 90% | |
| Ferrum College Division II · Conference Carolinas | 33 | — | — | — | 100% | |
| Bluefield State University Division II · Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 39 | 10 | $111k | — | 87% | |
| Wake Forest University Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 71 | — | — | 981 | 22% | |
| Averett University Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 74 | — | — | — | 48% | |
| Winston-Salem State University Division II · Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 75 | 5 | $36k | — | 69% | |
| Emory & Henry University Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 75 | — | — | — | 96% | |
| Washington and Lee University Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 76 | 19 | $168k | — | 17% | |
| Virginia Military Institute Division I · Southern Conference | 76 | — | — | 968 | 82% | |
| Liberty University Division I · Conference USA | 77 | — | — | 997 | 99% |
Other men's cross country programs in the Big South Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Radford University room for 5 | 12 | $164k | $13,678 | 946 | vs | |
| Presbyterian College room for 6 | 11 | $92k | $8,371 | 1000 | vs | |
| Gardner-Webb University room for 7 | 10 | $62k | $6,187 | 994 | vs | |
| Charleston Southern University | — | — | — | 975 | vs | |
| High Point University | — | — | — | 989 | vs | |
| Longwood University | — | — | — | 987 | vs | |
| University of North Carolina Asheville | — | — | — | 985 | vs | |
| University of South Carolina Upstate | — | — | — | 973 | vs | |
| Winthrop University | — | — | — | 962 | vs |
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